Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Personal information
Born2 September 1984
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
School(s) attendedAfrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Club information
Playing positionFly-half
Current clubBlue Bulls / Bulls
Youth career
2003Leopards
2004–05Blue Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2005–07Blue Bulls41(280)
2007Bulls1(0)
2008–09Cheetahs17(85)
2008–09Free State Cheetahs26(245)
2008Griffons5(79)
2010Bulls14(15)
2010Blue Bulls15(177)
2011Sharks10(27)
2011Natal Sharks6(21)
2012–13Bayonne31(274)
2013–14Dax16(22)
2014–Bulls16(171)
2014–Blue Bulls9(123)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 April 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 2 September 1984 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and with the Bulls in Super Rugby.[1][2][3] His regular position is fly-half.

Career

He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007.[4] In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls team-mates in 2010. For the 2011 season, he joined the Sharks.

France

In January 2012, he signed for French Top 14 side Bayonne as a medical joker for the 2011–12 Top 14 season,[5] then signed a one-year full-time contract for the 2012–13 Top 14 season.[6]

Prior to the 2013–14 Rugby Pro D2 season, he joined Dax on a two-year deal,[7] but gained an early release from this contract at the start of 2014.[8]

Return to South Africa

He then returned to the Bulls prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season on a two-year contract,[9] which he then extended until October 2016.[10]

Education

Potgieter attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside former Bulls teammates Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Pierre Spies and Derick Kuun, Stormers lock Adriaan Fondse, former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton and Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile: Jacques-Louis Potgieter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. "It's Rugby Player Profile: Jacques-Louis Potgieter". It's Rugby. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. "Sky Sports Player Profile: Jacques-Louis Potgieter". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Bulls vs Vodacom Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. "Bayonne sign Potgieter". Sport24. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. "Jacques-Louis Potgieter reste à Bayonne" (in French). AB Rugby. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. "l'US Dax fait signer Jacques-Louis Potgieter mais perd Beal" (in French). Sud Ouest. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. "Jacques Louis Potgieter devrait quitter l'US Dax" (in French). Sud Ouest. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. "Bulls sign Potgieter". SuperSport. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. "Obi dalk eersdaags 'n Bul" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.